China: CPC expels former senior official in Hebei

Jing Chunhua, a former senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in north China’s Hebei province, has been expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office following a graft investigation.

Jing, a member of the standing committee of the CPC provincial committee of Hebei and its secretary general, was found to have accepted monetary gift and taken advantage of his post to seek profits for others in cadre selection and business operations, according to a statement issued by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) on Friday.

The statement said Jing had accepted huge bribes and was found to have committed adultery. According to China’s law, bribery constitutes a crime.